Low and henet watson



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ELIZA J. BARLOW, OFGOWEN, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO NATHAN I). BAR- LOW ANDHENRY WATSON, OF SAME PLACE.

CULINARY UTENSlL.

SPECIFICATIQNTormng part of Letters Patent No. 268,852, dated December12, 1882.

Application tiled August 31, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom 1f/may concern Be it known that I, ELIZA J. BARLQW, of

Goweu, in the county of Montcalm and State oi'Michigan, have inventednewand useful In1. 5 provements in Culinary Utensils; and I herebydeclare tha-t the following is a full, clear, and exact descriptionthereo'reference being had to theaccompanyingdrawngs, which form a partof this specification.

This invention relates tou certain new and useful improvements in theconstruction of a riin to be employed in connection with culinaryvessels or utensils.

The object of the invention is to constructa x5 rim which adapts thecommon utensils of the kitchen to each other, so that food may be cookedby hot water or steam without danger of burning or boiling over, and toprevent the water of condensation. from running down the 2o side of'thevessel in which the food is held, and thereby checking or retarding thecooking process; and the invention consists in the peculiar constructionof such rim, all as more fully hereinafter set forth.

Figure 1 in` the accompanying drawings shows iny rim in perspective,part beingr broken` away to show the gutter beneath; and Figg'),` is avertical sectional View of the rim and the vessels With which it I naybe used.

A represents what I denominate my steamrim, which is preferably formedof sheet metal. y This rim is formed with a bevel Wall or side, a, whichis providedwith a lange, b, upon its top, and with aninwardly-projecting ange, 35 c, at the bottom, the inner edge ofwhich isturned down and back nearly upon itself, formshould be covered. Thewater in the lower kettle then boils and'cooks the food in the upperkettle by the steam, as in culinary vessels which are made particularlyfor such purposes, 45

while the steam which condenses upon the under side ot' this rim isconducted` into the gutter d, from whence it flows hack into the lowerkettle Without coming in contact with the Walls ofthe upper or innervessel or kettle. 5o This condensed water, being of a temperature lowerthan that of live steam, would naturally retard the process of cooking;but by conveying it down, as described, it is reheated, so that thetemperatureis kept at about the same 55 heat.

What I claim as my invention isl. In a-vessel for culinary purposes, asteamrim adaptedto rest upon an outer vessel and support an innervessel, and having a gutter 6o `formed thereon to deflect the Water ot'condensation from the walls of said inner vessel, as described.

2. The metallic rim ct b c, formed with gutter d, as described, andadapted to dedect the wa- 6 5 ter of condensation, as and for thepurpose specified.

ELIZA J. BAnLoW,

Witnesses:

E. H. J oNEs, v HENRY W'A'rsoN.

